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Edwin needs to buy a car, a truck, and a motorcycle for his shipping business. He wants the car to be red or yellow; the truck to be black, white, or silver; and the motorcycle to be green, blue, or orange.
How many different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from?

Edwin needs to buy a car, a truck, and a motorcycle for his shipping business. He wants the car to be red or yellow; the truck to be black, white, or silver; and the motorcycle to be green, blue, or orange.\newlineHow many different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from?

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Q. Edwin needs to buy a car, a truck, and a motorcycle for his shipping business. He wants the car to be red or yellow; the truck to be black, white, or silver; and the motorcycle to be green, blue, or orange.\newlineHow many different combinations of vehicles does Edwin have to choose from?
  1. Car Choices: For the car, Edwin has 22 choices: red or yellow.
  2. Truck Choices: For the truck, Edwin has 33 choices: black, white, or silver.
  3. Motorcycle Choices: For the motorcycle, Edwin has 33 choices: green, blue, or orange.
  4. Calculate Total Combinations: To find the total combinations, multiply the number of choices for each vehicle.\newlineTotal combinations = Number of car choices ×\times Number of truck choices ×\times Number of motorcycle choices
  5. Multiply Choices: Total combinations = 22 (for the car) ×\times 33 (for the truck) ×\times 33 (for the motorcycle)
  6. Calculate Total: Total combinations = 2×3×32 \times 3 \times 3
  7. Final Calculation: Total combinations = 6×36 \times 3
  8. Total Combinations: Total combinations = 1818

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